Antonyms for shelter
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : shel-ter |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃɛl tər |
Definition of shelter
Origin :- 1580s, "structure affording protection," possibly an alteration of Middle English sheltron, sheldtrume "roof or wall formed by locked shields," from Old English scyldtruma, from scield "shield" (see shield (n.)) + truma "troop," related to Old English trum "firm, strong" (see trim).
- If so, the original notion is of a compact body of men protected by interlocking shields. OED finds this "untenable" and proposed derivation from shield + -ture. Figurative sense is recorded from 1580s; meaning "temporary lodging for homeless poor" is first recorded 1890 in Salvation Army jargon; sense of "temporary home for animals" is from 1971. Related: Shelterless.
- noun protection, habitat
- verb provide safety, cover
- For, if he could get shelter for three days, the hue and cry would subside.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- If He does not mean us to keep her in the shelter of our home for the present, we do not know what He means.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- It might be an evil start to come to his door so late and claim the shelter of his roof.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Shelter, covering, bed—beyond these all is mere superfluity.
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- Bullets were flying in all directions, and there was no question of shelter.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- There had been a storm, and a good many vessels had run into the inlet for shelter.
- Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle
- "A thousand pardons, Monsieur—" he cried from beneath his shelter, as he read my face.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- Did it not, at least, secure bread and shelter to her child?
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Perhaps the wolves have driven the buck to shelter, and are following on his trail.
- Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
- Rain had driven to shelter the roving dogs which had troubled us last night.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
Synonyms for shelter
- apartment
- asylum
- cave
- chamber
- co-op
- conceal
- condo
- cover
- cover up
- covert
- crib
- defend
- defense
- den
- digs
- dwelling
- enclose
- guard
- guardian
- harbor
- harborage
- haven
- hermitage
- hide
- hideaway
- hideout
- hole in the wall
- home
- homeplate
- house
- housing
- hut
- joint
- lodge
- lodging
- pad
- pen
- port
- preserve
- protect
- protector
- quarterage
- rack
- refuge
- retirement
- retreat
- roof
- roof over head
- roost
- safeguard
- safety
- sanctuary
- screen
- secure
- security
- shack
- shade
- shadow
- shed
- shield
- surround
- take care of
- take in
- tent
- tower
- turf
- umbrella
- ward
- watch over
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